Sounds like that 40 Grand covers the property loss and not any damages for injuries.

Yeah, I saw that part of the article. I'm just saying that I find it very odd that the release would just be limited to the damages to the truck. Especially since medical, emotional, and other damages could be gigantic. I'm more willing to believe that the author of the article didn't mention it being a release of all claims, either because they didn't know any better, or because they didn't think it was important.

The Riverside City Council passed a resolution during the 10-day rampage attributed to Dorner offering $100,000 for information leading to his "arrest and conviction," according to Riverside city spokeswoman Cindie Perry.

But "because the conditions were not met, there will not be a payment of a reward by the city," Perry wrote in an email Monday night.

Depending on the state, sure. Manslaughter doesn't have to mean unintentional killing, it could mean intentional killing mitigated by e.g. provocation.

So if you are provoked, try and fail to kill someone, you've got attempted manslaughter.

So what if you say 'I wasnt trying to kill him, I was just trying to hurt him'?

Again it depends on state law, but if the fact pattern fits under either felony murder (a death caused without intent during the commission of a separate enumerated felony) or deprived heart murder (where the state of mind is depraved indifference rather than intent) it would be murder and otherwise manslaughter.

The Riverside City Council passed a resolution during the 10-day rampage attributed to Dorner offering $100,000 for information leading to his "arrest and conviction," according to Riverside city spokeswoman Cindie Perry.

But "because the conditions were not met, there will not be a payment of a reward by the city," Perry wrote in an email Monday night.

The Riverside City Council passed a resolution during the 10-day rampage attributed to Dorner offering $100,000 for information leading to his "arrest and conviction," according to Riverside city spokeswoman Cindie Perry.

But "because the conditions were not met, there will not be a payment of a reward by the city," Perry wrote in an email Monday night.

The Riverside City Council passed a resolution during the 10-day rampage attributed to Dorner offering $100,000 for information leading to his "arrest and conviction," according to Riverside city spokeswoman Cindie Perry.

But "because the conditions were not met, there will not be a payment of a reward by the city," Perry wrote in an email Monday night.

I loathe this city, so I am not surprised.

On the plus side a fair few people have now learnt not to waste their time helping the cops.

I dunno about the sweeping condemnation re yanking the reward, guys. It cuts both ways. You can presume that "LA" (or "Riverside") both put up the reward and killed him. But in fact the groups fronting the money weren't the same groups that roasted him, and they have a point about not encouraging a reward system where citizens end up in cahoots with the cops, to hunt down and kill people without trial.

"In reaching the settlement we hope that Margie and Emma will be able to move on with their lives," lawyer Carmen Trutanich said, adding, "The city will be spared literally millions of dollars in litigation fees."

"In reaching the settlement we hope that Margie and Emma will be able to move on with their lives," lawyer Carmen Trutanich said, adding, "The city will be spared literally millions of dollars in litigation fees."

The two women will split the settlement, taking $2.1m each.

Good payday, considering their car was shot more than 100 times by the cops!

I'm not in their shoes, but I have trouble seeing myself settling just for money. I would want a full independent review of the officer's actions that lead to unloading into the truck like a Terminator was going to climb out, with the settlement terms having the LAPD agree to accept whatever decision the independent review suggested for disciplinary measures and changes in training.

I would have liked to see the officers summarily fired and then prosecuted for gross misconduct if not attempted murder. If any civilian had done what those police officers had done, they would be sitting in jail right now, awaiting trial.

I'm not in their shoes, but I have trouble seeing myself settling just for money. I would want a full independent review of the officer's actions that lead to unloading into the truck like a Terminator was going to climb out, with the settlement terms having the LAPD agree to accept whatever decision the independent review suggested for disciplinary measures and changes in training.

You can sue for such?

I can see such coming out of a settlement if the city is willing but otherwise do not see how you get there.

I'm not in their shoes, but I have trouble seeing myself settling just for money. I would want a full independent review of the officer's actions that lead to unloading into the truck like a Terminator was going to climb out, with the settlement terms having the LAPD agree to accept whatever decision the independent review suggested for disciplinary measures and changes in training.

You can sue for such?

I can see such coming out of a settlement if the city is willing but otherwise do not see how you get there.

You can't win that in a lawsuit, but you can demand as a condition of settlement. Assuming the laws and employment contract allowed such a thing, the city could agree to it in order to avoid trial.

If any civilian had done what those police officers had done, they would be sitting in jail right now, awaiting trial.

If any civilian had done what those police officers had done, they would be the subject of a Dorner-esque manhunt which would have resulted in the civilan's death as well as another couple hundred rounds pumped into the vehicle of another innocent person whose description was in all ways the exact opposite of the person being hunted.

I'm not in their shoes, but I have trouble seeing myself settling just for money. I would want a full independent review of the officer's actions that lead to unloading into the truck like a Terminator was going to climb out, with the settlement terms having the LAPD agree to accept whatever decision the independent review suggested for disciplinary measures and changes in training.

You can sue for such?

I can see such coming out of a settlement if the city is willing but otherwise do not see how you get there.

You can't win that in a lawsuit, but you can demand as a condition of settlement. Assuming the laws and employment contract allowed such a thing, the city could agree to it in order to avoid trial.

This. I didn't mean it would be a lawsuit win, just a condition of settlement. And yes, it likely would require agreement by the police union as well to be enforceable.

"In reaching the settlement we hope that Margie and Emma will be able to move on with their lives," lawyer Carmen Trutanich said, adding, "The city will be spared literally millions of dollars in litigation fees."

The two women will split the settlement, taking $2.1m each.

Good payday, considering their car was shot more than 100 times by the cops!

Yeah, but how much of that will they keep after the lawyer and the taxman take their cut? I hope it's at least enough to buy a new truck...

"In reaching the settlement we hope that Margie and Emma will be able to move on with their lives," lawyer Carmen Trutanich said, adding, "The city will be spared literally millions of dollars in litigation fees."

The two women will split the settlement, taking $2.1m each.

Good payday, considering their car was shot more than 100 times by the cops!

Yeah, but how much of that will they keep after the lawyer and the taxman take their cut? I hope it's at least enough to buy a new truck...

Surprisingly enough, structured settlements are now a pretty big industry that specializes in making sure the clients in such cases get as much of their settlement as possible.